Training

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Schedule:

Puerto Montt - Puerto Montt

MSN:

YOM:

1967

Location:

Puerto Montt-El Tepual

Región de Los Lagos

Country:

Chile

Region:

South America

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The crew (two pilots and a flight engineer), departed Puerto Montt-El Tepual Airport for a local training flight. The airplane was also carrying three passengers, three members of the flight engineer's family. On approach, the pilot encountered marginal weather conditions with limited visibility and failed to realize his altitude was too low. On final, the airplane struck tree tops and crashed in a wooded area. A crew member survived while five other occupants were killed.

Crash of a Learjet 25B in Briggsdale: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1974 at 1250 LT

Type of aircraft:

Learjet 25

Operator:

Alpine Aircraft Charters

Registration:

N366AA

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Denver - Denver

MSN:

25-151

YOM:

1974

Location:

Briggsdale

Colorado

Country:

United States of America

Region:

North America

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Captain / Total flying hours:

9323

Captain / Total hours on type:

161.00

Circumstances:

The crew (an instructor and three student pilots) departed Denver Airport in the morning for a local training flight. While cruising at an altitude of 17,400 feet, the instructor decided to introduce a runaway trim emergency to the student pilot who was on his 4th lesson on type of aircraft. The airplane entered a 20-40° nose-down attitude then crashed in a huge explosion in a field. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all four occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Uncontrolled descent after the crew was unable to retrim the aircraft for undetermined reason. Unusual attitude practice with full nose down trim.

Final Report:

Crash of a Martin 404 in Mariquita: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1974 at 1400 LT

Type of aircraft:

Martin 404

Operator:

Aero Proveedora Proa

Registration:

HK-1485

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Schedule:

Mariquita - Mariquita

MSN:

14237

YOM:

1952

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The crew was completing a local training flight at Mariquita Airport. On final approach, the instructor simulated an engine failure and reduced the power on the left engine when the pilot-in-command lost control of the airplane that stalled and crashed 500 meters short of runway 18 threshold. Two pilots were killed while four others were injured.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the accident was the consequence of a poor crew coordination while the instructor failed to supervise properly the pilot under training. He also failed to pay sufficient attention to the approach configuration and failed to realize that the approach speed was too low.

Crash of a Grumman E-2A Hawkeye in Elizabeth City

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1974

Type of aircraft:

Grumman E-2C Hawkeye

Operator:

Registration:

150530

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

MSN:

A010

Location:

Elizabeth City

North Carolina

Country:

United States of America

Region:

North America

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Circumstances:

Veered off runway and collided with a building. There were no casualties.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2TP in Pitelino: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1974 at 0143 LT

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-35029

Flight Phase:

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Pitelino - Pitelino

MSN:

1G109-35

YOM:

1969

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Aircraft flight hours:

1865

Aircraft flight cycles:

8681

Circumstances:

The crew departed Pitelino at 0124LT for a night training flight when the trim tab of the left aileron deflected fully upward for unknown reasons while the aircraft was flying at a height of some 500-600 metres. The single engine aircraft banked steeply to the left, entered a downward spiral and crashed in a rye field 200 metres from Temirevo, 4.5 km northeast of Pitelino Airfield. All 3 crew (1 instructor and 2 trainee pilots) were killed.

Probable cause:

Aileron failure.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-154 in Cairo: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1974 at 1730 LT

Type of aircraft:

Tupolev TU-154

Operator:

Registration:

SU-AXB

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Schedule:

Cairo - Cairo

MSN:

73A048

YOM:

1973

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Circumstances:

The crew was completing a local training flight at Cairo-Intl Airport. After a training period of 3 hours and 14 minutes, the crew performed a low pass over runway 23 in a slight nose-up attitude. While initiating a climb, the pilot-in-command lost control of the airplane that crashed in flames near the runway end. The aircraft was destroyed and all six crew members were killed.

Probable cause:

Continual increase of pitching up attitude during overshoot which lead to the stalling of the aircraft at an insufficient height for recovery. Contributing were the inaccurate calculation of the CG position before takeoff and the possibility of movement of the ballast weight aft during flight.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24T in Sinitsyno: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 6, 1974

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-24

Operator:

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Sinitsyno - Sinitsyno

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The crew was completing a local training flight at Sinitsyno Airport. On final approach, the airplane collided with a flock of birds. Both engines failed and as the crew was unable to feather the propeller, the aircraft stalled and crashed short of runway threshold. All five occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Loss of control on final approach following a bird strike.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46 Commando in South Korea: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 2, 1974

Type of aircraft:

Curtiss C-46 Commando

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The crew was completing a night training mission when the airplane went out of control and crashed on the slope of a mountain located in the south part of South Korea. The aircraft was destroyed and all six occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

The loss of control was the consequence of an engine failure.

Crash of a Gulfstream GII near Kline: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 24, 1974 at 1645 LT

Type of aircraft:

Gulfstream GII

Operator:

Registration:

N720Q

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